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Different node IDs on staging and production

Node IDs differ between installations; menus (MainMenuID) need the target's IDs, layouts are matched by remote ID and path.

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Different node IDs on staging and production

Menus and layouts work after moving to production.

Life cycle: Migrate, example 22 of 34. Worked out on the Fit & Healthy site of Exponential 6.0.15+.

Contents

  1. In the Layouts editor
  2. With settings
  3. Which to choose
  4. Check

In the Layouts editor

  1. Layout imports resolve content through references.json (remote ID and path).

With settings

  1. Write the production node IDs into the production menu.ini (not a copy of staging's list).

Which to choose

Never copy ID lists blindly between installations.

Check

  • Each menu entry opens the right page on production.

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